EWITT Middle and HIgh School - Year 3

Teacher Created PBL Projects
ThinkQuest PBL Projects
What is PBL?

Session	Topics	Resources and Hand-Outs	Links to Supporting Materials	Follow-Up Activities
Saturday October 29, 2011 9:00 - 1:00 Orientation and Project-Based Learning Day 1 --------------------- Saturday, November 5 , 2011 9:00 - 1:00 Project-Based Learning Day 2	Orientation to Year 3 Project-Based-Learning Sessions #1 & 2 What is PBL? Why should I use it? What are its components? How do I plan a PBL project? Reverse Planning & PBL Designing the Project Creating Exciting Entry Events Managing the Project Finding Authentic Experts Assessments & Rubrics Evidence of Student Learning	EWITTPBLAgendaOct29Nov5.doc EWITT_MS_HS_2011_2012(1).docx Google Map: Triangle:The Fire that Changed America PBL Video from Common Craft Buck Institute Website National School Reform Library of PBL Protocols Common Core Standards DOK Day 1 PBL Project overview Project_Overview.doc Details Download 82 KB	PBL - Building Upon Our Learning PBL - 18 Lens of Reflection PBL - Designing the Project PBL - Planning the Journey PBL - Exceptional Entry Events PBL - The Project Calendar PBL - The Project Wall PBL - Authentic Culminating Products PBL - Rubrics PBL - Assessments PBL - Sample PBL Projects PBL - Evidence of Student Learning	Session #1 Bring with you to the next session: Decide on topic from the Common Core Decide on a title Design an engaging Entry Event Design your Project Calendar Design your Project Wall Think about experts Complete your project overview template Complete your project calendar Session #2 Implement with your students Set up a schedule with your staff developer to begin a push-in onsite support.
Saturday January 21, 2012 9:00 - 1:00 Thinkquest Day 1	Online Collaboration Thinkquest and the Digital Media Competition Easybib Collaborate online Google Docs: Blog: Prezi Overview The Parts How Navigating the Prezi? vWhat is a Prezi Meeting? A Thinkquest Prezi About us: PSA Movie Evidence of Success Credits\bibliography Summary Practice with Prezi Meeting	Agendajan21.docx digital_media_questions.pdf CriticalThinkingWorksheet-3.pdf citations.pdf Digital_Media_Technology-1.pdf imageuseletter.pdf
Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:00 - 1:00 Movie-Making Day 1	Movie Making Part I February 10, 2012 Agenda Research Google docs Citations Easybib Citing images Google docs Storyboarding Making a digital Slide show	EWITT_February10(1).doc agenda GeneralResearchTemplate.doc jigsawresearchtemplate.doc cyberbullyingperiod6Luisjakeyshanancystefan.doc ]]Jigsaw Research(1).doc Imoviemanual		Bring to the next session: Student-created scripts to be turned into movies. Complete the storyboard template using your student-created script. Finish your teacher-created movie using either iMovie or Moviemaker
Saturday, March 10, 2012 9:00 - 1:00 Movie Making Day 1	Pair Share what PBL Movie Making Picture taking and shooting video Review of script or storyboard Additional shooting Platform training PC and Mac Importing assets Adding clips and pictures Working with Audio Voice overs Editing your pieces Adding transitions, Sound effects and extra slides Exporting and sharing Sharing movies with the group. Summary, questions and surveys	moviemakingagendamarch10.pdf		Bring to the next session: Bring your student-created movies or ThinkQuests to the next session. Be prepared to present these products to your colleagues.
Week of March 24, 2012 Share out and revisions	Share out and post of your thinkquest project plan Reflections and comments Working with Prezi collaboratively Start up with students Group editing Working with Aviary’s audio track editor Sign up Demo Practice Creating a Vod cast using Imovie or movie maker only one pic. Adding this to your prezi Sharing out.			Refine and finalize your student-created movies and ThinkQuests for collection in two weeks.
Saturday, May 5, 2012 9:00 - 1:00 TECH FAIR Prep Day				Finalize all hand-outs, posters of project calendars, triifold boards, student presentations, movies and ThinkQuest projects online for the TECH Fair.
Saturday, June 9, 2012 9:00 - 1:00 TECH FAIR				Celebrate your students' accomplishments.